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Painter Wants Debates, Not TV Ads, In Race With Sen. Smith

By Bill Sorem | June 28, 2018

Former Republican Richard Painter says he has asked for debates with Sen. Tina Smith (DFL-MN) multiple times. “So far no go. I will fly to Washington to debate her if she doesn’t have time to come here.”

Complaint Alleges MN House Speaker Violated Ban On Gifts From Lobbyists

Rep Ryan Winkler urges vote on campaign finance disclosure

Campaign Disclosure Fails On Mostly Party Line Vote In MN House

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Rep. Winkler, MN GOP Square Off On Campaign Finance In Tense Debate - Full Video

Obama-Romney Debate Energizes The Choir

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Offer To Audit MN GOP Books Withdrawn

By Michael McIntee | August 16, 2012

Deep in debt, MN GOP turns down an offer to pay for a forensic audit on it’s books. It’s to avoid additional embarrassment over misuse of party funds says a former candidate for Republican Party Chair.

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Smoking Gun email: MN GOP May Have Hid Corporate Contributions

By Michael McIntee | July 18, 2012

An email from the former chair of Minnesota’s Republican Party could lead to another Campaign Finance Board investigation of the GOP.

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Chair’s Recount Coverup Comes Back To Haunt MN GOP

By Michael McIntee | July 13, 2012

Former Minnesota Republican Party Chair Tony Sutton illegally redirected campaign contributions to conceal the names of donors to pay for a recount of the 2010 Governor’s race says the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

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Do Corporations Deserve a Bully Pulpit?

By Jacob Wheeler | June 26, 2012

Should corporations be able to financially support a political candidate or publicly express their opinion on a controversial issue such as same-sex marriage rights?

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Mixing Corporations And Politics Can Be A Drag

By Bill Sorem | June 25, 2012

Should corporations participate in and exert influences on political campaigns and political issues?

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“Dark Money” Plays Huge Role In Walker Wisconsin Recall Victory

By Michael McIntee | June 6, 2012

“Dark money”- political contributions that can’t be traced back to the original donors played a huge role in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s victory in a recall election.

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Report Details ALEC’s Undisclosed Influence On Wisconsin Government

By Michael McIntee | May 17, 2012

Corporate money may have illegally influenced Wisconsin’s state government says a report from the Center for Media and Democracy in Madison, Wisconsin.

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MN Activists Call on 3M to Remove Corporate Funds From Politics

By Bill Sorem | May 11, 2012

3M shareholders at annual meeting were asked to stop all corporate contributions to political campaigns and to disclose corporate political lobbying efforts. As expected, the resolutions were voted down, but the activists pledged to continue efforts.

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Plagiarism Or Research By Minnesota Legislators?

By Bill Sorem | April 5, 2012

Mike Dean, Executive Director, Minnesota Common Cause talks about the history of ALEC influence and its effect on current legislation.

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Minnetonkans hear about voter photo ID

Minnetonkans Skeptical of Proposed Voter Photo ID Amendment

By Bill Sorem | February 29, 2012

What’s the motive for voter photo ID according to Minnetonka progressives? Two words: voter suppression.

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Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk

State Should Get Illegally Generated Donations To GOP Says DFL

By Michael McIntee | February 17, 2012

Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk wants the Republican party to send any donations it got from government printed literature sent to the state of Minnesota.

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Scott Hargarten of Occupy Minneapolis

Occupy MN Targets ALEC & Corporate Influence In Government

By Michael McIntee | February 6, 2012

Occupy organizers say corporate money has too big of an influence on Minnesota’s government and there needs to be reforms.

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Somali Women To Flex Political Muscle At MN Caucuses

By Bill Sorem | January 30, 2012

Minnesota’s Democratic party is reaching out to new citizens such as Somalis with lessons on how to navigate the state’s sometimes confusing political caucus system.

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Kelly Fenton Acting MN Republican Party Chair

MN GOP Hit With Second Federal Ethics Complaint

By Michael McIntee | January 11, 2012

A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission says the Minnesota Republican Party has continued to hide its debts.

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How Should We Pay For Campaigns & Elections?

By Allison Herrera | January 10, 2012

Surprisingly most of the conservative voters we talked to in Iowa told us there should be some sort of limit on what corporations can do to influence elections.

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Kelly Fenton Acting MN Republican Party Chair

MN GOP Faces Campaign Finance Board Investigation

By Michael McIntee | January 9, 2012

Minnesota Republicans have publicly owned up to some of their financial mistakes and that could mean more than a million dollars in fines if an investigation from the state Campaign Finance Board finds the party acted illegally.

2012

Iowa Voter: “Corporations Should Quit Buying Elections”

By Jacob Wheeler | January 8, 2012

Waterloo, Iowa, resident Paul Smith takes offense to wealthy elitists like Romney coming into Iowa and donning blue jeans and a flannel shirt to pretend he’s a farmer.

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Michael Steele-Former National Republican Party Chair

Former National GOP Chair Defends Corporate Election Spending

By Michael McIntee | January 2, 2012

Former National Republican Party Chair Michael Steele says corporations have the right to spend as much money as they want on elections.

2012
A Ron Paul Supporter

Corporate Money In Politics-Ron Paul Supporters

By Michael McIntee | January 2, 2012

Presidential candidate Ron Paul preaches about freedom, and fewer government restrictions. However several of the his supporters we talked to in Des Moines think there should be some restrictions on corporate money in politics.

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Under court order, Occupy MN signs return to Hennepin County Plaza

Court OK’s Occupy MN To “Re-sign” Plaza

By Bill Sorem | December 11, 2011

The signs calling for income equality are back up again at The People’s Plaza (also known as Hennepin County Government Center) in Minneapolis.

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Arctic Explorer Ann Bancroft

Arctic Explorer Bancroft Helps OccupyMN Winterize

By Bill Sorem | November 13, 2011

“People are just ticked off. So isn’t that a good enough message? — Arctic explorer Ann Bancroft on OccupyMN

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OccupyMN Wins Free Speech Battle With Hennepin County

By Bill Sorem | November 4, 2011

Chalk up a victory for free speech. OccupyMN’s protest signs are back and Hennepin County workers have relented in their attempts to take them down.

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A Wake For The Middle Class Marches To The Vikings Dome

By Bill Sorem | October 25, 2011

The middle class is dead, murdered by greedy members of the 1% of America that control most of the country’s wealth. That was the message behind “A Wake for the Middle Class” protest.

Campaign Finance

NOC Calls on Minneapolis Public Schools to Divest from Wells Fargo

By Jacob Wheeler | October 12, 2011

MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change and North Minneapolis activists yesterday called on Minneapolis Public Schools to divest from Wells Fargo Bank — which they say has exacerbated the mortgage foreclosure crisis — especially in hard-luck North Minneapolis.

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People at Occupy Minnesota

OccupyMN Gains Energy; Adds New People

By Bill Sorem | October 9, 2011

A focus on Income and wealth injustice attracts disparate groups to Minnesota’s version of “Occupy Wall Street”.

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